JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-- Kansas is on the verge of banding with 8 other states including Missouri in forming an interstate health care compact, which would let states go their own way with health care rather than participate in the federal healthcare reform law.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-- The fourth version of a tax cut bill is in position for approval by the state Senate later today, despite a warning from the Governor that it has no chance of getting his approval.

(CNN) -- The U.S. government will recognize same-sex marriages as equal to traditional marriages in all federal matters, including in U.S. courts, bankruptcies, prison visits and survivor benefits, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Saturday.

New York (CNN) -- A New York man armed with a rifle, boxes of ammunition and a machete was arrested Friday after allegedly threatening to kill former President George W. Bush, according to a federal court complaint.

CNN -- President Barack Obama said that the United States "should take military action against Syrian targets" in a Rose Garden address Saturday. However, he said he would seek congressional authorization when federal lawmakers return from recess

Washington (CNN) -- As more than one pundit has noted, President Barack Obama now has three choices in Syria: Bad, worse, and horrible. At least the evidence is steadily stacking up to suggest that is the case.

(Jefferson City, MO) -- Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt joined the chorus of Congressional Republicans on Wednesday who criticized President Barack Obama for circumventing the Senate and naming a director to head up the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.